Friend safari or Masuda Method. Which is better
for obtaining shinies?

I'm pretty curious on which is better. I have hatched a few shinies using the Masuda Method. About 150 eggs for shiny Riolu, 20 eggs for shiny Meditite, 27 eggs for shiny Bulbasaur, and after 900 eggs I gave up on machop :/

In the Safari I got a shiny Charmeleon and Braixen pretty easily but I've been trying to get some more for the past few days and got nothing. I just want to know which method is the most efficient way of getting shiny Pokemon.

Chaining with the Pokeradar works pretty well but... you know, there aren't many good places to chain in Kalos so that can't work :/

So Friend Safari or the Masuda Method? What do you think?---3DS Friend code: 1263 - 6319 - 3584Friend Safari: Fire type with Larvesta, Braixen, and Magmar.

I'd rather not try to get a shiny that can be found by chain fishing because it's so easy to get one by doing it. They just kind of lost their value IMO.---3DS Friend code: 1263 - 6319 - 3584Friend Safari: Fire type with Larvesta, Braixen, and Magmar.

My experience with both so far is that I've been getting shiny pokemon more frequently in friend safari, probably mainly because of the time it takes to hatch eggs (even with a flame body pokemon + hatching o power lvl 3).---3DS FC: 4811-6978-7554 Shiny value: 1971 Fighting type safari with Throh, Meditite and RioluPlease PM me your FC if you add me so I can add you back.

Statistically, my shiny hunting methods will swing towards friend safari with 15+ shiny pokemon obtained from various safaris compared to the one shiny charmander I've hatched from like 600+ eggs. Obviously anecdotal evidence doesn't really count but I do think random encounters in the friend safari are so frequent that you're more likely to encounter a shiny pokemon that way as opposed to waiting for the time to hatch a bunch of eggs.---3DS FC: 4811-6978-7554 Shiny value: 1971 Fighting type safari with Throh, Meditite and RioluPlease PM me your FC if you add me so I can add you back.

#8CrazyfluffPosted 11/27/2013 7:30:06 PM

For getting a random shiny, chain fishing is probably at the top

Pokeradar is next.

then friend safari

then masuda method.

Now if you want a good shiny that can actually compete online, masuda method is your best bet.

#9GatedSunOnePosted 11/27/2013 7:35:07 PM

Which method you use to nab shines really depends on what you plan on doing with that Shiny after you catch it.

If you want "just" a shiny, use Safari. Apparently they're easy to find if you donate enough time to the task; but they won't be very viable in serious play unless you use Synchronize for a good nature. I landed an Adamant shiny Mawile with Max Attack IVs using this method.

If you want competitive shines, use Masuda Method. Whether or not this is easier to get shinies depends on your patience, but on the regular its a chore. Your reward, though, are 5IV shiny gems with Egg Moves even Japanese players will *constantly * spam the Trade button to take off your hands. I speak from experience. XD

Personally I use Masuda Method. Battle Analyzer scares aside, I now have two 5IV shinies using this method that are ready for the big leagues.

The drawback to MM is having a metric truckton of Eggs/rejects and it takes longer than Safari...apparently.I wasted a huge portion of my day trying to hatch a shiny 5IV Kangaskhan...---And on the Twelfth day of October, Arceus rose his sight skybound and declared: "LET THERE BE FAIRIES."FC: 2964-8693-8509

#10BzRjokerzPosted 11/30/2013 3:53:23 AM

Friend safari definitely I got 18 shinys from thee and only 2 from masuda evee 196 then gastly 363 and I'm on 1320 eggs and still no shiny ekans masuda method is by far the longest especially when it takes ages